Shahab Ahmad Farooqui wins 14th UP State under-25

by Shahid Ahmed - 28/07/2019

In a closely fought battle for 14th Uttar Pradesh State under-25 championship, five players finished at 6.0/7. However, due to a better tie-break score Shahab Ahmad Farooqui of Varanasi clinched the championship. Jai Saxena of Prayagraj secured the first runner-up position and top seed Vikash Nishad of Kanpur had to settle for second runner-up position. Total 76 players participated in this four-day tournament held in Kaushambi from 10 different districts across the state. Photo: FA Raghavendra Shukla

Shahab wins the five-way tie

Shahab Ahmad Farooqui (1647) of Varanasi scored 6.0/7 and became champion. He received a trophy, certificate and ₹4000 cash | Photo: Raghavendra Shukla

Shahab's performance at 14th UP State under-25

Top 3 (L to R): Champion Shahab Ahmad Farooqui (Varanasi, 1647), Runner-up Jai Saxena (Prayagraj, 1326) and Second runner-up Vikash Nishad (Kanpur, 1701) | Photo: Raghavendra Shukla

You can buy the t-shirt which top seed of the tournament, Vikash Nishad is wearing here

The seven-round Swiss League tournament was organized by Zilla Shatranj Sports Association Kaushambi at SP Memorial Institute of Technology from 12th to 15th July 2019. Total 76 players participated from 10 different districts across the state of Uttar Pradesh.

Final Ranking after 7 Rounds

Rk.	SNo	Name	FED	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	3	Shahab Ahmad Farooqui	IND	1647	Varanasi	6,0	0,0	31,0	32,0
2	9	Jai Saxena	IND	1326	Ald	6,0	0,0	30,5	32,0
3	1	Vikash Nishad	IND	1701	KNP	6,0	0,0	30,0	32,0
4	2	Swapnil Raj	IND	1680	Varanasi	6,0	0,0	29,5	31,0
5	5	Gaha Narayan	IND	1591	GZB	6,0	0,0	27,5	31,0
6	16	Shivam Chaudhary	IND	1162	MTR	5,0	0,0	29,5	32,5
7	6	Rituraj Singh	IND	1560	GZB	5,0	0,0	29,0	32,0
8	7	Sparsh Yadav	IND	1508	Ald	5,0	0,0	27,5	30,5
9	49	Jaikishan Jaiswal	IND	0	Gazipur	5,0	0,0	27,5	29,5
10	4	Bajpai Vasu	IND	1637	Lucknow	5,0	0,0	27,5	29,5

Complete standings

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